Badley

See also: badley

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Baddeley

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Badda + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ædli

Proper noun

Badley (countable and uncountable, plural Badleys)

1. A civil parish without a parish council in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0655).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Badley is the 37591^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 592 individuals. Badley is most common among White (72.8%) and Black/African American (17.57%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Badley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 81.

Anagrams

• Dalbey, belady, dyable